Seigneulles

12 and 13 September 1914: After the particularly murderous fighting at La Vaux-Marie, the 106th RI is sent to rest in Seigneulles. Maurice Genevoix and his section are stationed in a barn. In an official communication displayed on the village square, they learn of victory in Marne all along the front. He then realises the purpose of the retreat which took place in the days preceding the battle. The pursuit is about to begin.
“But from the first line, one word leaps out at me, and makes my heart skip a beat. I can see nothing but that word; it is all there is in me; my unbridled imagination instantly turns it into something marvellous, immense and superhuman: “Victory!” (Quote from the book by Maurice Genevoix, Ceux de 14, Editions Flammarion)